Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 井

Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
surname Jing

a well
CL:口 (kǒu)
neat
orderly

Mitsui (Japanese company)

the well-field system of ancient China

Ishii (Japanese surname)

Matsui (Japanese surname)

ceiling (architecture)

Fujii (Japanese surname)

manhole cover (more formally, 窨井蓋／窨井盖 (yìnjǐnggài))

(water) well

Arai (Japanese surname)

to drill (e.g. for oil)
a borehole

Yuching township in Tainan county 台南縣／台南县 ( Táinánxiàn), Taiwan

entrance to mine

open caisson

Gongjing District of Zigong City 自貢市／自贡市 ( Zìgòng Shì), Sichuan

Sakurai (Japanese surname and place name)

Yanjing, common place name
former county 1983-1999, now part of Markam county 芒康縣／芒康县 ( Mángkāngxiàn) in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet

inspection shaft
well

Imai (Japanese surname)

courtyard
atrium
opening in a roof
skylight
caisson ceiling
(TCM) acupuncture point TB10

marketplace
town
the street (urban milieu)
the haunts of the common people

a mine
a mine shaft

underground
in the pit (mining)

oil well

tidy, methodical

vertical shaft (for mining, ventilation systems etc)

to jump into a well (to drown oneself, esp. of ladies in fiction)

to dig a well

Inoue (Japanese surname, pr. "ee-no-oo-ay")

number sign # (punctuation)
hash symbol
pound sign

Sham Tseng (area in Hong Kong)

Sakai (Japanese surname and place name)

tube well

rope for drawing water from a well

Arai (Japanese surname)

always clean
orderly; methodical

(mine) galleries and pits

manhole

(mining) test pit; exploratory shaft; test well

wolf trap (trou de loup), medieval defensive trap consisting of a concealed pit with sharp spikes

blind shaft
winze

Longjing, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州／延边朝鲜族自治州 ( Yánbián Cháoxiánzu Zizhizhòu), Jilin
Longjing, a district of Taichung 臺中市／台中市 ( Táizhong Shì), Taiwan
Longjing tea (abbr. for 龍井茶／龙井茶 (longjingchá))

(oil) blowout
surge
gush

Jingwan county in Leshan 樂山／乐山 ( Lèshān), Sichuan

Sakai (Japanese surname)

Jingxing county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊／石家庄 ( Shíjiāzhuāng), Hebei

to dig a well

Jingwan county in Leshan 樂山／乐山 ( Lèshān), Sichuan

elevator shaft

tic-tac-toe

Gongjing District of Zigong City 自貢市／自贡市 ( Zìgòng Shì), Sichuan

Yánjǐngxiāng

Yanjing village, common place name

launching silo

Shitanjing subdistrict of Dawukou district 大武口區／大武口区 ( Dàwǔkǒuqū) of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市 ( Shízuǐshānshì), Ningxia

Longjing, a district of Taichung 臺中市／台中市 ( Táizhong Shì), Taiwan

Yanjing former county (1917-1917), now part of Markam county 芒康縣／芒康县 ( Mángkāngxiàn) in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet

Jǐngxíngkuàng

Jingxingkuang District of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市／石家庄市 ( Shíjiāzhuāng Shì), Hebei

wishing well

Jǐnggāng Shān

Jinggang Mountains, in the Jiangxi-Hunan border region

Wangfujing neighborhood of central Beijing, famous for shopping

karez, qanat or "horizontal well" (irrigation and water management system used in Xinjiang, Central Asia and Middle East)

manhole

Ziliujing District of Zigong City 自貢市／自贡市 ( Zìgòng Shì), Sichuan

well-field system

Longjing tea, aka Dragon Well tea, a high-quality pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang

manhole cover

Jǐngxíngxiàn

Jingxing county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊／石家庄 ( Shíjiāzhuāng), Hebei

Lóngjǐng Shì

Longjing, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州／延边朝鲜族自治州 ( Yánbián Cháoxiánzu Zizhizhòu), Jilin

Jǐnggāngshān

Jinggangshan, county-level city in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

jǐngjǐngyǒutiáo

everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy

bìkēngluòjǐng

to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
out of the frying pan into the fire

jǐngrányǒuxù

everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy

shìjǐngxiǎomín

ordinary people
the hoi polloi
commoner

líjiābiéjǐng

to leave home; to abandon one's family

tóujǐngxiàshí

to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom)
to hit a person when he's down

Shítànjǐngqū

Shitanjing subdistrict of Dawukou district 大武口區／大武口区 ( Dàwǔkǒuqū) of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市 ( Shízuǐshānshì), Ningxia

zuānjǐngpíngtái

(oil) drilling platform

línkějuéjǐng

lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)

jǐngdǐzhīwā

the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
fig. a person of limited outlook and experience

Jǐngxíngkuàng Qū

Jingxingkuang District of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市／石家庄市 ( Shíjiāzhuāng Shì), Hebei

líxiāngbèijǐng

to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)

Zìliújǐng Qū

Ziliujing District of Zigong City 自貢市／自贡市 ( Zìgòng Shì), Sichuan

luòjǐngxiàshí

to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom)
to hit a person when he's down

Jǐnggāngshānshì

Jinggangshan, county-level city in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

zuòjǐngguāntiān

lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded

Ganjingzi district of Dalian 大連市／大连市 ( Dàliánshì), Liaoning

zhìxùjǐngrán

in perfect order

línkěchuānjǐng

lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
to act when it is too late

jǐngwāzhījiàn

the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view

cóngjǐngjiùrén

to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself

bèijǐnglíxiāng

to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)

héshuǐbùfànjǐngshuǐ

河水不犯井水

[河水不犯井水]

lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.
Mind your own business.

jǐngshuǐbùfànhéshuǐ

井水不犯河水

[井水不犯河水]

everyone minds their own business

chīshuǐbùwàngwājǐngrén

吃水不忘挖井人

[吃水不忘挖井人]

see 吃水不忘掘井人 (chīshuǐbùwàngjuéjǐngrén)

chīshuǐbùwàngjuéjǐngrén

吃水不忘掘井人

[吃水不忘掘井人]

Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)

yīniánbèishéyǎoshíniánpàjǐngshéng

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳

[一年被蛇咬十年怕井繩]

once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (idiom)
fig. once bitten, twice shy

yīzhāobèishéyǎo,shíniánpàjǐngshéng

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

[一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩]

once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
once bitten, twice shy (idiom)